2016 Gevrey Chambertin Les Goulots
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A certain sweetness that is missing from the village Gevrey. This should not disappoint and has real vitality. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Good bright-medium red. Tight, dark aromas of black fruits and licorice pastille lifted by a whiff of cranberry. Ripe and broad, but with terrific inner-mouth floral lift and a rocky pungency. Tannins are fully ripe and fine-grained. Offers a rather exhilarating--and uncommon--combination of cooler flavors and full phenolic ripeness. This wine comes from a very cool, east-facing site planted on rock, which had difficulty ripening its fruit prior to global warming. A tighter, more intellectual style than the Champeaux: Fourrier loves the Goulots with sushi, while he'd pair the Champeaux with a rib-eye steak.
Very small premier cru. Cool, north of the village near Combe aux Moines. Took Jean-Marie Fourrier 14 years to understand the site. Steep site faces east. Tank sample. Very spicy, intense nose. Somehow rigorous. Tight and fine with lots to unfurl. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine Fourrier is located in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate has been run by Jean-Marie Fourrier since 1994, and has rapidly become one of the village’s most fashionable names, known for producing pure and transparent Pinot Noir.